Midwater eelpout
📖 Overview
Midwater eelpout (Melanostigma pammelas), first described by Gilbert, 1896 is a medium-sized fish in the family Zoarcidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 30.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 84 - 88; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 75. Variable in color, black on head and abdomen, brownish elsewhere . Living color sometimes silvery blue .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Midwater eelpout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 450 - ? m , usually 699 - ? m . Deep-water; 55°N - 25°N, 134°W - 112°W Northeast Pacific: Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada to central Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | black eelpout · midwater eelpout · Pacific softpout |
| 🇫🇷French | mollasse noire |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Viruela-pelágica |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | viruela carbonera |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 11 records indexed .
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